Capitol Weekly Podcast

Midway into the inauguration week of president-elect Donald Trump, Capitol Weekly sits down with Democratic communications guru Jason Kinney of California Strategies. Kinney weighs in what he sees as California’s role as the anti-Trump, “Beacon of Opportunity,” takes note of the Calexit crowd, and even drops a reference to "Cool Hand Luke.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...

We kick off 2017 with a visit to lobbyist David Quintana, the brains behind the Back to Session Bash - the hottest political party of the season - which is on track for Thursday, January 12. We get the lowdown on the origin of the bash, the best and worst moments of past Bashes, what, exactly, Coolio was buying at Rite Aid while he was supposed to be performing - and dig for details about this yea...

Capitol Weekly's John Howard and Tim Foster head over to the coffee shop for a chat with data whiz and CA120 columnist Paul Mitchell. Paul expands on the ideas in his latest column, breaks down how Californians voted in 2016 (now that the final numbers are in)and what it might portend for 2018 and beyond. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...

Capitol Weekly chats with veteran GOP strategist Mike Madrid, who offers his thoughts on the impact of the Latino vote in the 2016 election - and how and why the 'sleeping giant' failed to deliver for Clinton. While the numbers this cycle were good nationally for Trump, and for Dems in California, Madrid has cautionary words for both parties moving forward. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

Capitol Weekly sits down with Donald Trump's man in California, Tim Clark. Clark ran Trump's west coast operation out of his Auburn, California offices, directing thousands of volunteers and staff. One and a half million phone calls later, Donald Trump was the winner of the 2016 election. Clark talks about his work on the Trump campaign and his next steps as he heads to Washington DC to work on th...

On the day before the 2016 election, California Fair Political Practices Commission Chair Jodi Remke stops by The Ambrosia Cafe to chat with Capitol Weekly about campaign violations, money in politics, and what, exactly, the 80 person staff of the CA FPPC does. Join us! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for a...

Capitol Weekly heads down to Ambrosia Cafe at 11th and K to sit down with Congressman Xavier Becerra, the ranking Latino in Congress, who has been stumping for Democratic candidates across the country and is now spending the final days of #election2016 in his home state. The Sacramento native talks about the campaign trail, the prospects for Dem pickups in the California house delegation - and his...

With the election just four weeks away, Capitol Weekly's John Howard and Tim Foster sit down with Buffy Wicks, Democratic strategist and California State Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 primary campaign. Wicks got her start as a congressional campaign volunteer in 1996 and parlayed that experience into significant roles in Howard Dean and Barack Obama's campaigns, later serving as a Deputy Dir...

Former congressman Doug Ose was one of the first prominent California Republicans to endorse the candidacy Donald J. Trump. Capitol Weekly visited Doug at his office at Gibson Ranch Monday to chat about the state of the race, following a wild week for the Republican candidate. Ose weighs in on Trump's taxes, the role of the media, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - and casually namechecks more world lead...

Capitol Weekly's John Howard and Tim Foster pay a visit to Sacramento political consultants Steven Maviglio and Ray McNally who just got back from Moscow. Their mission: explain American politics to the Russians. Their problem: who could explain THIS crazy election? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adver...

It's Election Day in California (and five other states) - but the AP already called the Democratic primary for Hillary Clinton yesterday. How did that happen? Tim Foster chats with Capitol Weekly editor John Howard - for many years a top political reporter for the AP - who explains how the process works... and how it might affect today's results. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

The annual California Roast is nearly upon us and Roast head honcho Jim Muldavin stops by to talk about the history of the event (34 years!) and the Capitol Focus youth programs the Roast supports. Jim arrived loaded with plenty of anecdotes, including a story about the time he was placed under arrest by then Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Unlike the Roast, this podcast is SFW... Hosted by Simplec...

Join Capitol Weekly's John Howard as we take the podcast on the road to the 2016 California Republican Convention in Burlingame. No, we didn't get to interview Donald Trump, Ted Cruz or even John Kasich, but we did chat with a variety of fascinating folks on the floor, including GOP candidate for US Senate Ron Unz, GOP political strategists Mike Madrid and Kevin Spillane, CalChamber VP Marty Wilso...

Political Data Inc's Paul Mitchell joins John Howard and Tim Foster to chat about new numbers from the Secretary of State and the effects of purging the voter rolls. He also digs into a hot topic - how the party delegate system works, with a look at the historical evolution of the primary process. All that, AND his connection to the Zodiac Killer - only at Capitol Weekly! Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Is polling less reliable this year, and will new data technologies replace polls in the future? Joe Camicia, Kyle Cassano and Todd Wilkinson from Advocacy.marketing join Capitol Weekly's John Howard to continue a discussion inspired by the TECHNOLOGY: 2016 forum. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertis...

TECHNOLOGY: 2016 Sponsored by RTBIQ Join us for a special extended edition of the Capitol Weekly Podcast, featuring a panel discussion on how the newest tech and data are revolutionizing campaign strategies, featuring: Richard Lowden, RTBIQ; Brent Blackaby, Trilogy Interactive; Paul Mitchell, Political Data Inc.; Minnie Santillan, Political Consultant; Matt Rexroad, Meridian Pacific, and moderated...

Animal advocate and communications specialist Jennifer Fearing stops by the Capitol Weekly office to talk about last week's announcement that Sea World will phase out Orca shows at their parks; plus, find out which recent Sacramento Bee political story quoted 14 men and zero women - and the phenomenon that is Sutter Brown. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

The Nooner's Scott Lay stops by to talk politics with Capitol Weekly's John Howard and Tim Foster. Scott looks at potential Dem-on-Dem races, and John asks his favorite question: will this be the year that California's primary matters? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Voters Right to Know announced today that they have dropped their bid to qualify a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to access campaign finance information, opting to back a new bill, SB 1349, that would greatly improve Californians' access to campaign finance information. Jim Heerwagen and Shane McLoud stopped by the Capitol Weekly office to talk with John Howard about the new strat...

Rough and Tumble's Jack Kavanagh stops by the lavish offices of Capitol Weekly for a chat with John Howard and Tim Foster about journalism, the internet, and why you won't find The Economist on R&T. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Howard and Tim Foster talk about the week in California politics, including the State Democratic Convention, forgotten assets, the end of Daylight Savings Time and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Capitol Weekly's John Howard and Tim Foster sit down for a chat about California politics including a look at data whiz Paul Mitchell's #CA120 article covering the surprise outcome of the 2014 race for the 39th Assembly District in which political unknown Patty Lopez defeated incumbent Raul Bocanegra - was it ballot order? Also, a look at AB2249, Assemblyman Ken Cooley's bill to stop private firms...

Capitol Weekly's John Howard sits down with Scott Lay of the Nooner to chat about politics this week, with a look at the upcoming primaries in Nevada and South Carolina and what impact the death of Justice Antonin Scalia may have on the presidential race. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Howard and Tom Foster chat about moves to unseat California Coastal Commission Executive Director Charles Lester, the 43rd Annual Zeke Grader Fisheries Council Hearing at the capitol this week and then look 3000 miles eastward at this week's New Hampshire primary Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adv...

Our third podcast! Capitol Weekly’s John Howard and Tim Foster sit down with GOP political strategist Hector Barajas to talk about the Latino vote, Donald Trump, and whether California’s presidential primary vote might actually make a difference this year. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.